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Hello, my 1st post here :p and my 1st time building a pc, well not yet, i havnt bought anything, i need help buying some parts, i came up with a list of few things, the site im buying from is https://www.compuvest.com, i dont live in USA and this ships worldwide, if you know a better place plz tell me :D

for the case i want to buy ThermalTake Armor+ Full Tower Case No PS w/ Window & Liquid Cooling VH600LBWS
i know nothing about Liquid Cooling and i thought i should get something that already has that = $401.80

for videocard i want to buy 2GB VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 Video Card GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Crossfirex Ready (Dual Link) Dual DVI HDTV 900250 i saw some review of this and i think VisionTek card is cool = $588.25

for the CPU 2.83GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9550 1333MHz 12MB LGA775 EU80569PJ073N = $336.08

power supply ThermalTake Toughpower 1200W Power Supply (Black) W0156RU the 1200W cuz i cant make up my mind :p im just worried that i might get in trouble and it wont be enough, and if i wanted to upgrade in the future i want to be ready = $356.01

well thats all, im having trouble with the motherboard and RAM, cant decide on something, also i already got a DVD writer and a harddrive from my older pc and im not planning on buying any.

i want to know more about computer parts and all that and i think the only way to do is to build my own.

any of you fine people want to help this virgin?
thanks :D
 
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Those are some really great parts. Most of them are very high end. If this what you are shooting for, good job. Best MB out there I know of is the Asus Max Striker. Has everything you can get, with crossfire when the 4870x2 starts to not give the best video. I would be getting some high end RAM, 8GB of Mushkin. Push a big monitor and this will be a steelar rig.
 
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hi... i think for the money u are willing to spend on ur computer, i feel tat u shuld take a serious look into the core i7 ....

nowadays u can find a lot of gud feature rich boards also to compliment the cpu...the core i7 920 is around 300 bucks and is far more powerful than the q9550.... so i feel u shuld go the i7 way...

if ya interested then i can come up wit a pretty decent config that will fit ur budget as well be more powerful than ur current config....
 
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The processor-

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202

Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor - Retail - around $300

the mobo-

ASUS P6T Deluxe LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $300
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131346

the ram-

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145220
CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail $177

or

G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail $150
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231223


Keep the psu and the gfx card.... as for the case i think u should search for gud deals....for nw u can skip the liquid cooling as the i7 doesnt need extreme cooling... u should be able to find very good air cooling for the new socket..

Be careful while buiying the air cooling unit cos the mobo is a lga 1366 and nt the old 775 so its a lil bigger...so see if the cooling unit fits onto the mobo...am sure u can find the retention modules and a gud air cooling unit for a gud price...

am pretty sure with these components u wont blow the roof of ur cash limit...
 
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All good choices, gkay. I could not find the right RAM on the Compuvest site. It is new so maybe call. They do have some Corsair so it should be ok.
 
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And i think even newegg ships worldwide ...u would have to call them and book the parts and they will ship it to any place...but the price on the website u have given is also low compared but take care that the company is a gud one...
 
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thanks guys so much, but newegg said on the website they do not ship worldwide :( (..yet)

so the thermaltake armor and liquid cooling is not good for me? i should go for another? i saw some good reviews for that case somewhere

also on wikipedia it say the Core i7 is not good for gaming unless im using crossfire

and for rams, how about the Kingston?

thx again
 
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lolz it is said its nt gud for gamin cos there is less improvement over the core 2 quads but to be realistic i think the core i7 will be a very gud and far better than the cpu u have selected....
So dont think that the i7 will underperform in games...the difference will be less but will beat the q9550....and tat too with the 4870X2 u will have not problems on the gaming front...
Te i7 will be grt for multimedia apps too...

And as for the case, don go liquid for nw and tat too u said u are nt much aware abt liquid cooling so jus stay away frm it...

There are gud cases jus google around and am sure u will find a gud 1....
 
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thx :D sry im a noob
ill look around for another casing, i really hate those new cases with flashing lights, so anoying :p cant they just make a good case without all the neon signs on it?
 
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so whats the problem with the Armor case other then the liquid cooling? cuz there are other Armor cases without it

thx
 
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